Shyness and Anxiety as Predictors of Patterns of Internet Usage Summary:The Internet has the potential to empower or isolate. Shyness and anxiety may potentially influence the extent to which people avail themselves of Internet services such as email, chat rooms, information searches, entertainment, and commerce. To understand how personality moderates Internet usage, 177 participants completed an Internet Use Survey, the Social Reticence Scale, and a Trait Anxiety Inventory. Shyness, anxiety, gender, and academic achievement were employed within separate multiple regressions to predict forms of Internet usage. The use of email and chat-rooms was not related to shyness or anxiety, suggesting that shyness or anxiety does not pose an obstacle to these Internet applications. Males were more likely to use the Internet for downloading entertainment. Shy males were more likely to use the Internet for recreation/leisure searches. Highly educated males were more likely to use the Internet for banking and paying bills. Although shyness or anxiety does not seem to modify the communicative functions of the Internet, it may influence people’s use of other recreational applications.Response:
This program is real inconvenient! sorry for lack of post!
Review by: Lyell Griswold
75% Say Children Spend Too Much Time Using Electronic Devices
Summary: This article about a National Survey of 1,000 Adults (January 23-24, 2010), focuses on the statistics on how people see the youth of today spending time. It mostly relates statistics to their argument. They veiw it as a waste of time and even think we have a worse upbringing than themselves. Three-out-of-four Americans (75%) believe young children spend too much time on computers and other electronic devices, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 10% disagree with that assertion, while another 15% are not sure. Among adults with children in the home, 84% say youngsters spend too much time on electronic equipment. Married adults believe it more strongly than those who are not married. Eighty-four percent (84%) of adults say parents should set limits on the amount of time their children use electronic devices, while just five percent (5%) disagree. Another 11% are undecided. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of adults with children at home favor setting limits on electronics usage. (Rasmussen.”75% Say Children Spend Too Much Time Using Electronic Devices.” Rasmussen Reports (January 25, 2010) http://www.rasmussenreports.com Search: 75% say C, Should be first article in list.) Response: I didn't realize how adults felt about the youth spending time on the internet. Usefulness: This article was useful because it is evidence of dislike for the technology trends across the nation.
Summary: The article “Is Social Networking Killing You?” by Robert Mackey is about he effects of social networking on the body. The title of course implies that spending a large amount of time in front of the computer of TV is killing you, which is not the case, rather that it is harmful to your body and mind. We are introduced to Susan Greenfield, a professor of pharmacology at Oxford University, who is criticizing social networking sites. She says, they remind her of little babies who need constant reassurance that they exist, and worries about the effects of this type of attention for the users. Furthermore Lady Greenfield says that increasing occupation with video games and social networking could be a key factor behind children having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Then the article goes into the health effects of sitting in front of a computer screen all the time. A certain Dr. Sigman states that face to face conversations are different for the body then screen to face conversations, and ultimately that people with active face to face social lives are healthier then “loners”. Arising later in the article is the idea that social media may be killing us in a different way, that is by increasing our workload. Response: I was really intrigued by the thought that this great and wonderful thing called social networking could be harming us. I though that keeping in touch with friends that are on a different continent could only be a wonderful thing. The article makes a couple points with which I strongly agree: First, the world of web 2.0 is constantly changing and there are scores of people who’s job it is to design adds that are on almost every .com to get your attention. With this I can fully understand why more and more children are being diagnosed with ADHD. Secondly, I think that our time is being absorbed by social medias, it doesn’t necessarily have to be our free time either. With more and more time being used to be online we may be stealing time that our body needs to rest.
I would like there to be more studies done about the health effects of being in front of a computer screen all day. Does it hurt our eyes, our bodies or is it harmless?
Usefulness: because the text lacked some concrete evidence I’m not sure how useful it was. It had very interesting concepts, which I might try to incorporate into my future research. I will try to see if I can find more information about the health effects of social media, maybe even some concrete evidence.
Reviewby: Florian Geiger-Taussig Social Depression, Loneliness, and Depression
Summery: The article “Social depression, loneliness, and depression” is about what social networking does to people. The article is split into two main categories, Social Networking and Text Messaging. In the Social Networking part we learn that in a survey conducted with 500 people, ages ranging from 18-25, people were asked how many hours they spend browsing through people’s pages on the various online communities, the results showed that forty six percent of the subjects have spent three or more hours browsing. The author is trying to make the point that meeting people online is not the same as in real life, because you are meeting someone without actually meeting them. You don’t “really” know anything about them, or even who they are. It goes on to criticize social networks by saying that people try to get as many friends as they can just to look popular. It also states that there is a correlation between hours spent in front of the computer screen and social isolation.
Then the article goes into a different direction, this one about text messaging. It says that text messaging also leads to social isolation, and the loss of social skills. You start to build friendships and act differently, because you have a screen protecting you. As people get more accustomed to using cell phones and chatting to talk to people, social problems are going to increase, with an emphasis on social awkwardness, and the ability to communicate face to face. As this settles in people are going to desire the comfort of chatting online, and it’s a never ending spiral, in which we loose more and more social skills. Response: If the social awkwardness the author talks about really exists then why isn’t it a major concern in society? Maybe this problem is yet to come, it could be that we are the first generation that fully uses this social media outlet. The next generation could grow up totally dependent on the Internet and cell phones, whereas they might completely forget how to use social skills or worse, never learn them. I though it was good that the author gave statistics in his article. These statistics were also slightly frightening, they stated that the more time you spend in front of a computer screen the less time you spend with family and friends. the part that is frightening is that more and more people are spending time in front of their computers Usefulness: This text is exactly what I was looking for, in my research I have found information that supports positive aspects of social media and now I have found information about negative aspects as well. Hopefully this was only the tip of the iceberg, because I think I will need a lot more of this kind of information to write my final paper.
Shyness and Anxiety as Predictors of Patterns of Internet Usage
Summary: The Internet has the potential to empower or isolate. Shyness and anxiety may potentially influence the extent to which people avail themselves of Internet services such as email, chat rooms, information searches, entertainment, and commerce. To understand how personality moderates Internet usage, 177 participants completed an Internet Use Survey, the Social Reticence Scale, and a Trait Anxiety Inventory. Shyness, anxiety, gender, and academic achievement were employed within separate multiple regressions to predict forms of Internet usage. The use of email and chat-rooms was not related to shyness or anxiety, suggesting that shyness or anxiety does not pose an obstacle to these Internet applications. Males were more likely to use the Internet for downloading entertainment. Shy males were more likely to use the Internet for recreation/leisure searches. Highly educated males were more likely to use the Internet for banking and paying bills. Although shyness or anxiety does not seem to modify the communicative functions of the Internet, it may influence people’s use of other recreational applications.Response:
This program is real inconvenient! sorry for lack of post!
Review by: Lyell Griswold
75% Say Children Spend Too Much Time Using Electronic Devices
Summary: This article about a National Survey of 1,000 Adults (January 23-24, 2010), focuses on the statistics on how people see the youth of today spending time. It mostly relates statistics to their argument. They veiw it as a waste of time and even think we have a worse upbringing than themselves. Three-out-of-four Americans (75%) believe young children spend too much time on computers and other electronic devices, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 10% disagree with that assertion, while another 15% are not sure. Among adults with children in the home, 84% say youngsters spend too much time on electronic equipment. Married adults believe it more strongly than those who are not married. Eighty-four percent (84%) of adults say parents should set limits on the amount of time their children use electronic devices, while just five percent (5%) disagree. Another 11% are undecided. Eighty-eight percent (88%) of adults with children at home favor setting limits on electronics usage. (Rasmussen.”75% Say Children Spend Too Much Time Using Electronic Devices.” Rasmussen Reports (January 25, 2010) http://www.rasmussenreports.com Search: 75% say C, Should be first article in list.)
Response: I didn't realize how adults felt about the youth spending time on the internet.
Usefulness: This article was useful because it is evidence of dislike for the technology trends across the nation.
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Review by: Florian Geiger-Taussig
Is Social Networking Killing You?
Summary: The article “Is Social Networking Killing You?” by Robert Mackey is about he effects of social networking on the body. The title of course implies that spending a large amount of time in front of the computer of TV is killing you, which is not the case, rather that it is harmful to your body and mind. We are introduced to Susan Greenfield, a professor of pharmacology at Oxford University, who is criticizing social networking sites. She says, they remind her of little babies who need constant reassurance that they exist, and worries about the effects of this type of attention for the users. Furthermore Lady Greenfield says that increasing occupation with video games and social networking could be a key factor behind children having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Then the article goes into the health effects of sitting in front of a computer screen all the time. A certain Dr. Sigman states that face to face conversations are different for the body then screen to face conversations, and ultimately that people with active face to face social lives are healthier then “loners”. Arising later in the article is the idea that social media may be killing us in a different way, that is by increasing our workload.
Response: I was really intrigued by the thought that this great and wonderful thing called social networking could be harming us. I though that keeping in touch with friends that are on a different continent could only be a wonderful thing. The article makes a couple points with which I strongly agree: First, the world of web 2.0 is constantly changing and there are scores of people who’s job it is to design adds that are on almost every .com to get your attention. With this I can fully understand why more and more children are being diagnosed with ADHD. Secondly, I think that our time is being absorbed by social medias, it doesn’t necessarily have to be our free time either. With more and more time being used to be online we may be stealing time that our body needs to rest.
I would like there to be more studies done about the health effects of being in front of a computer screen all day. Does it hurt our eyes, our bodies or is it harmless?
Usefulness: because the text lacked some concrete evidence I’m not sure how useful it was. It had very interesting concepts, which I might try to incorporate into my future research. I will try to see if I can find more information about the health effects of social media, maybe even some concrete evidence.
http://www.diigo.com/09i05
Review by: Florian Geiger-Taussig
Social Depression, Loneliness, and Depression
Summery: The article “Social depression, loneliness, and depression” is about what social networking does to people. The article is split into two main categories, Social Networking and Text Messaging. In the Social Networking part we learn that in a survey conducted with 500 people, ages ranging from 18-25, people were asked how many hours they spend browsing through people’s pages on the various online communities, the results showed that forty six percent of the subjects have spent three or more hours browsing. The author is trying to make the point that meeting people online is not the same as in real life, because you are meeting someone without actually meeting them. You don’t “really” know anything about them, or even who they are. It goes on to criticize social networks by saying that people try to get as many friends as they can just to look popular. It also states that there is a correlation between hours spent in front of the computer screen and social isolation.
Then the article goes into a different direction, this one about text messaging. It says that text messaging also leads to social isolation, and the loss of social skills. You start to build friendships and act differently, because you have a screen protecting you. As people get more accustomed to using cell phones and chatting to talk to people, social problems are going to increase, with an emphasis on social awkwardness, and the ability to communicate face to face. As this settles in people are going to desire the comfort of chatting online, and it’s a never ending spiral, in which we loose more and more social skills.
Response: If the social awkwardness the author talks about really exists then why isn’t it a major concern in society? Maybe this problem is yet to come, it could be that we are the first generation that fully uses this social media outlet. The next generation could grow up totally dependent on the Internet and cell phones, whereas they might completely forget how to use social skills or worse, never learn them. I though it was good that the author gave statistics in his article. These statistics were also slightly frightening, they stated that the more time you spend in front of a computer screen the less time you spend with family and friends. the part that is frightening is that more and more people are spending time in front of their computers
Usefulness: This text is exactly what I was looking for, in my research I have found information that supports positive aspects of social media and now I have found information about negative aspects as well. Hopefully this was only the tip of the iceberg, because I think I will need a lot more of this kind of information to write my final paper.
http://www.diigo.com/09v9n